Charles Specht, PhD

Research Focus: Cell wall biosynthesis in pathogenic fungi

  • Vaccine development for pathogenic Cryptococcus species.
  • Transmission of cryptococcal infection in mice.
  • Chitosan biosynthesis in Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii.
  • Screening for secreted, immunodominant proteins of C. neoformans.

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